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    Oedipus The King The Greek drama Oedipus is clearly a Aristotle’s tragedy. It definitely meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth‚ a tragic flaw‚ a hero‘s downfall‚ a moment of remorse‚ and a catharsis. Aristotle in his Poetics defines Oedipus as being a definite example of the form and purpose of Aristotelian tragedy. In tragedies the Greeks dramatized climactic events in the lives of heroes‚ and Oedipus story is no different. By using many different literary

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    David Dinkins Tragedy

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    On January 1‚ 1990 David Dinkins was sworn in as the 106th mayor of New York. He was the first African American mayor for New York. This was important at the time because New York City was racked with racial tensions and crime statistics rose while he was in office. When he won he ended Edward Koch’s bid for reelection for a fourth term. Dinkins won against former U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani. Due to a recession Dinkins could not do many of the plans he wanted to instill as mayor. Dinkins reduced

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    Marlene Romo Professor Williams English 1B 4 December‚ 2011 Othello’s Tragic Fall According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy must include the downfall of the tragic hero brought upon by his hamartia‚ in other words his weakness or flaw. It must also be comprised of the hero’s peripetia‚ where when he once had it all‚ it is now all lost. After the peripetia‚ the anagnorises follows; this is where the hero attributes his downfall to his weakness or flaw. The hero must be noble both in birth as well as

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    Hippolytus: Greek Tragedy Study Summary and Myth The Greek tragedy of Hippolytus‚ by Euripides‚ focuses on the title character’s story‚ as well as many others around him. The story takes place in the Greek coastal town of Troezen. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis

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    According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ a tragedy is ‘’an event causing great suffering‚ destruction‚ and distress‚ such as a serious accident‚ crime‚ or natural catastrophe’’. It is also said that for a play to be considered a tragedy it must follow the three requirements of a tragedy; shock and violence‚ man of high station falls‚ and deterioration. MacBeth is considered a tragedy as it meets all these requirements; MacBeth’s ambition drives him to insanity‚ the murder of King Duncan‚ and MacBeths

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    Tragedy & The Common Man Essay Arthur Miller has written many books and has had many modern tragic heroes. It has been asked which of Arthur Miller’s protagonist best exemplifies the modern tragic hero. The character I have chosen is John Proctor.The Crucible is considered to be one of the major tragedies of Arthur Miller.A tragic hero is one who is trapped in a situation where he cannot win‚ and this defines the character of John Proctor. A modern tragic hero best exemplifies

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    Tragedy of Dr. Faustus

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    The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus DRAMATIS PERSONAE: THE POPE. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. RAYMOND‚ king of Hungary. DUKE OF SAXONY. BRUNO. DUKE OF VANHOLT. MARTINO‚ > FREDERICK‚ > gentlemen. BENVOLIO‚ > FAUSTUS. VALDES‚ > friends to FAUSTUS. CORNELIUS‚ > WAGNER‚ servant to FAUSTUS. Clown. ROBIN. DICK. Vintner. Horse-courser. Carter. An Old Man. Scholars‚ Cardinals‚ ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS‚ Bishops‚ Monks‚      Friars‚ Soldiers‚ and Attendants. DUCHESS OF VANHOLT

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    A true tragedy has a very serious tone by which many sorrowful events lead to some kind of death. In literature‚ tragedy can often seem very dry due to the reader most likely knowing the ending. But often‚ the author uses different content and styles of writing to further develop the story beyond what is actually being read. Some examples of these methods are the use parallel plots‚ themes‚ and imagery. A parallel plot can be used to help support the main plot of the story‚ and themes or imagery

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    9/11 Tragedy

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    APA STYLE-9/11 CITED PAGES * Ray Griffin‚ D. (2006‚ 5). The 9/11 Truth Movement - 911truth.org. 9/11: The Myth and the Reality - 911truth.org. Retrieved March 1‚ 2013‚ from http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20060405112622982 * Stanley‚ S. (2001‚ ). TruthOrFiction.com-Is that forwarded email Truth or Fiction? Research into stories‚ scams‚ hoaxes‚ myths‚ and urban legends on the Internet. Search Results. Retrieved March 1‚ 2013‚ from http://www.truthorfiction.com/google-result.htm?q=9%2F11

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